Moved slowly with stealth (5)

I believe the answer is:

crept

(Other definitions for crept that I've seen before include "Crawled" , "was obsequious" , "Sneaked" , "Moved slowly and carefully" , "Moved stealthily" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.

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